Your Hometown Law School
Wherever You Call Home
The leader in blended legal education
Study part time, partially online
Earn your J.D. from your hometown
Spending just a few weeks per year on campus, you can study the law at Mitchell Hamline. And you can do it from anywhere in the world. Our four-year, part-time program has enrollment options for students living outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area.
Our location benefits our blended-learning students
Fortune 500 companies in healthcare, technology, legal information, retail, and agribusiness provide teachers, students, and guest speakers to our classrooms.
- the nation’s best park systems
- destination museums
- live music
- live theater
- major league sports
- four seasons of natural beauty
MSP International is a centrally located hub offering direct flights to and from nearly every other major city in the United States and Canada and easy access to and from campus.
Minnesota’s law school of choice
Study full time or part time on our campus
Minnesota’s attorneys come from Mitchell Hamline
With more than 14,000 alumni working, serving, and leading in Minnesota, Mitchell Hamline is the law school of choice for students planning to practice law in Minnesota.
Our location benefits our traditional, on-campus students
Minnesota’s law school on Saint Paul’s beautiful, historic Summit Avenue, just minutes the airport and from both downtowns. Near federal, state, and several county courts.
The state’s diverse economy, and the concentration of jobs in the Twin Cities provide firsthand professional experiences during law school that often lead to future employment.
Our faculty have strong relationships everywhere the law extends in Minnesota, with alumni at nearly all law firms, courts and government, and leading companies.
Enrollment options to fit your life
Study part time, partially online or on campus
Spending just a few weeks per year on campus, you can study the law at Mitchell Hamline. And you can do it from anywhere in the world. Our four-year, part-time program has enrollment options for students living outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and part-time day and evening on-campus options.
Part Time, Blended
Keep your job. Study at Mitchell Hamline from your hometown.
- on campus twice per semester in the first four semesters
- intensive, case-study workshops
- 9–11 credits per semester
- work full time (per ABA policy)
- sit for the bar in every state—including New York
Part Time, On Campus
Continue working while you earn your J.D.
- Monday–Thursday day or evening
- three classes per semester
- 9–11 credits per semester
- work full time (per ABA policy)
- most complete the degree in four years
- able to take online electives
Study full time on our campus
Mitchell Hamline also has an enrollment option for the full-time student. Earn your J.D. in three years studying full time.
Full Time, On Campus
Weekday classes with our flexible scheduling option.
- Monday–Friday, 9 am–4 pm
- four classes per semester
- 14 credits per semester
- most complete the degree in three years
- able to take the online electives developed for our blended learning program
A rigorous, practice-based experience
Preparing you to serve clients and communities
A challenging curriculum that gets you ready to practice. More than 20,000 alumni to help guide your path to your career. Whether you take classes full time or part time, on-campus or partially online, you’ll start learning the work of a lawyer by doing it. You’ll benefit from top-ranked programs in emerging specialties. You’ll be ready to make an immediate contribution in law, business, government, community service, or whatever field you pursue.
At Mitchell Hamline School of Law, we have been educating lawyers for more than 100 years but are still innovating to respond to the changing legal world.
Great in theory. Even better in practice.
Office of Admissions
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651-290-6476
1-888-962-5529
Fax: 651-290-6414
admissions@mitchellhamline.edu
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Meet our blended learning student ambassadors
Tara Burge (she/her)
2L, Part-time blended, Fort Wayne, IN
Tara.Burge @mitchellhamline.edu
Occupation while in law school: Director of therapy compliance and audits
Focus: Healthcare/Corporate Compliance
Favorite class in law school so far: Legal Research and Writing with Professors Carson and Raths
Education
- Indiana University–Bloomington, B.S., speech and hearing sciences, Bloomington, IN
- Ball State University, M.A., speech-language pathology, Muncie, IN
- Western Governors University, MBA, healthcare administration, Indianapolis, IN
First generation college student First generation law student Employed full time
Steven Macdonald (he/him)
2L, Part-time blended, St. Cloud, MN
steven.macdonald @mitchellhamline.edu
Occupation while in law school: Stay at Home Dad
Focus: Constitutional Law, Criminal defense, Employment Law, Sports Law
Favorite class in law school so far: Constitutional Powers
Education
- Undergraduate; Double Major in Psychology and Kinesiology. Master of Science in Sports Psychology and Coach Education.
Maria Alejandra Canon Aguilar (she/her/hers)
2L, Part-time blended, Anchorage, AK
Maria.CanonAguilar @mitchellhamline.edu
Occupation while in law school: Paralegal and equal opportunity leader, Army Reserves
Focus: Criminal Law
Favorite class in law school so far: Criminal Law
Education
- University of Alaska Anchorage, B.A., legal studies, Anchorage, AK
First generation law student Army veteran Parent Wayuu Indigenous from Colombia
Iris V. Anderson (she/her)
3L, Part-time blended, Dallas, TX
Iris.Anderson @mitchellhamline.edu
Occupation while in law school: Educator
Focus: Juvenile Law
Favorite class in law school so far: Criminal Law
Education
- Texas Woman's University, B.A., Denton, TX
- Texas A&M University–Commerce, Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction, Commerce, TX
First generation law student 40s Mother Three sons Educator Student of color Muskogee Creek Nation
Dwan Samuel (she/her)
3L, Part-time blended, Hopkins, SC
d.samuel @mitchellhamline.edu
Occupation while in law school: Realtor
Focus: Sports law, Estates and Trusts, and/or Appellate Practice
Favorite class in law school so far: Critical Race Theory
Education
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
First generation law student Student of color Parent
Joe Schulz (he/him)
3L, Part-time blended, Sugar Land, TX
Joe.Schulz @mitchellhamline.edu
Focus: Education Law/Commercial Real Estate/Immigration/Agency Law
Favorite class in law school so far: Constitutional Law: Powers, Administrative Law, Education Law, Property, Transactions and Settlements
Education
- Washington University , B.A., St. Louis, MO
- Trinity University, M.ad., San Antonio, TX
- Texas A&M–Kingsville, Ed.D., Kingsville, TX
Parent Married Employed full time Educator/school administrator